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😢 I WAS A TEACHER IN THE PHILIPPINES… BUT HERE IN LONDON, I’M JUST A DISHWASHER IN A RESTAURANT 😭→❤️ Just so nobody thinks I’m taking the mickey—here is my passport! The hardest part isn’t the 12-hour shift. It’s when you look in the mirror and no longer recognize the woman looking back at you. My name is Maria Cristina Reyes. I am 34 years old, from Quezon City, Philippines. Three years ago, I came to the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on a working visa with a single dream: 👉 to work as an English teacher. Back home in the Philippines, I taught English at a private school. I loved my job, but my salary was barely enough to get by. I truly believed: “In the UK, they will recognize my experience. I will teach in a proper school. My son will have a better life. My family will be proud of me.” I left my husband and my son, Miguel, who was only six years old at the time. At the airport, he hugged me tightly and asked: — “Mommy, are you going to teach at that big school in England you told me about?” I smiled: “Yes, anak. Mommy will come back for you all very soon.” But reality hit me hard. To work as a teacher in the UK, a Philippine diploma isn't enough. You need: - Diploma verification (ENIC/NARIC) - Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) - Compliance with British teaching standards - Expensive courses and local references 👉 Time: 1–3 years. Cost: thousands of pounds. And the bills didn't wait. To survive and send money back home, I ended up as a dishwasher in a restaurant in central London. My job: Scrubbing plates. Cleaning the kitchen after the shift. Taking out the trash. Standing over a hot sink for 10–12 hours until my hands went numb. The pay: £11.44 per hour (about £1,900 a month after tax). Rent for a tiny room in a shared house: £900. Oyster card, bills, groceries at Lidl or Asda. What was left? Almost everything—about £800-1,000 a month—I sent to Manila for Miguel’s school and to help my parents. I spent only the bare minimum on myself. On video calls, Miguel would al
